Darren Sharp Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Mabel’s engine coming to bits slowly due to other commitments. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sharp Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Wendy’s pics , bits off and boxed up …. So many new bits ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Surgery begins, she’s already dead so I can’t quite kill her off just yet lol much as I’d love to 🤣🤣 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Good progress.😃 Please remind what was wrong with the engine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) We suspect big end bearing , the engine was tired when I bought her during lockdown and it finally gave up a few weeks ago so out it comes for a rebuild Edited March 28 by Wendy Dawes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I trust all goes to plan..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I’ll keep you all updated as we progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65redspit Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Sorry, this may seem silly, but if you think it’s big ends, why not pull the sump off and check before you take off the head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) The engine needs a rebuild anyway , has done since I bought the car 3 years ago this was what we discovered, not sure what the metallic deposits are on top of the pistons on 3 & 4 Edited March 29 by Wendy Dawes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Are you planning on rebuilding that engine? I seem to recall you have a 1500 replacement available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I’ve decided to rebuild this engine, I’ve got refurbed HS2 carbs on an original exhaust manifold and D type overdrive gearbox to fit so it makes sense to keep her own engine. The 1500 engine is always a spare for Darren’s dolomite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I've seen metallic fragments bedded into piston crowns before, one of the most common sources is the valve guides breaking up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 That would make sense Amy I could see that they were very very corroded through the ports thanks for that xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 46 minutes ago, Wendy Dawes said: That would make sense Amy I could see that they were very very corroded through the ports thanks for that xx I noticed from one of your posts you've already got the guides so that will be sorted during the rebuild. Good luck with the rebuild. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Thanks Amy, I’ve got a few new bits already inlet & exhaust valves,springs and guides, new pressure relief valve, thrust washers (std) hopefully they’ll be ok to use theres no end float, top and bottom gasket sets, timing chain & tensioner kit, timing cover seal , new core plugs ( she has the old welch plugs bash flat type ! lol) , new oil pump, l I will leave the pistons and shells to the machine shop, don’t know how much they’ll have to take off . Great fun taking it apart though Edited March 29 by Wendy Dawes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Wendy Dawes said: Thanks Amy, I’ve got a few new bits already inlet & exhaust valves,springs and guides, new pressure relief valve, thrust washers (std) hopefully they’ll be ok to use theres no end float, top and bottom gasket sets, timing chain & tensioner kit, timing cover seal , new core plugs ( she has the old welch plugs bash flat type ! lol) , new oil pump, l I will leave the pistons and shells to the machine shop, don’t know how much they’ll have to take off . Great fun taking it apart though Wendy, be aware that the vast majority of timing chain tensioners are junk. A local had one wear out in a few hundred miles. Last rebuild I did I reused the old one, some wear but I reckon it had 50k left in it. Tony Lindsey Dean had a batch of correctly hardened tensioners made for this very reason, may be worth enquiring if he still has any. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Thanks Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 It is annoying that some new stuff is so poor. Something so simple can cause so much grief! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Thanks for the tip, I’ve emailed Tony thanks again Clive a few pounds now will save a massive issue later x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveant1 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 27/03/2024 at 12:27, Darren Sharp said: Mabel’s engine coming to bits slowly due to other commitments. Hi. I’ve just seen this page so I will follow it. A lot of work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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